Lactarius lilacinus Fr.
(Lilac Milkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap)
Subgenus	Lactarius (Piperites) (a group of milkcaps)
Genus	Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lactarius lilacinus is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap) :
1: Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap)
2 Oct 2004	OSGR: SX16	50° 30’ N, 4° 40’ W	Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1)	England
9 fruitbodies under Alder in carr

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Agarics and Boleti of Alder Carr	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 16-22.

Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius lilacinus (Lilac Milkcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lactarius lilacinus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)